Pumpkin Gems are one of the more wonderfully time-capsule recipes in Our Favorites: small pumpkin muffins designed specifically for the microwave.
The batter is warmly spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg, includes chopped nuts, and is cooked six muffins at a time in paper cups before getting a thin vanilla glaze while warm.
Pumpkin Gems
Preserved from Our Favorites, printed page 110.
Ingredients
- 1½ c. sugar
- ⅓ c. shortening
- 1 c. pumpkin
- 2 eggs
- 1⅓ c. flour
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- ¼ tsp. baking powder
- ¾ tsp. salt
- ½ tsp. cinnamon
- ½ tsp. nutmeg
- ½ tsp. vanilla
- ½ c. chopped nuts
- ⅓ c. water
Glaze
- ½ c. confectioners sugar
- 1-2 Tbsp. milk or hot water
- ¼ tsp. vanilla
Instructions
- Beat the sugar, shortening and eggs. Stir in the pumpkin.
- Stir the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg together, then add to the pumpkin mixture. Mix in the vanilla, water and nuts.
- Microwave 6 muffins at a time on medium-high for 3 to 5 minutes. Use paper cups to keep their shape.
- Stir the glaze ingredients together and drizzle over the muffins while warm.
Notes
The printed source is specifically a microwave recipe; the method has not been converted to oven baking.
